“ | I am Pazuzu, demon of the Southwest Wind! I used to be very important - you can Google it! | „ |
~ Pazuzu announcing himself after possessing Maggie Simpson |
“ | Let me out! LET ME OUT! This boy has the darkest soul I’ve ever seen! It’s even worse than working for David Schwimmer! | „ |
~ Pazuzu when trapped in Bart. |
Pazuzu is the main antagonist of the Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII", specifically appearing as the main antagonist of "The Exor-Sis" and a minor antagonist in "Coralisa". He is a demon living inside a one-foot tall statue that later possesses Maggie and then Bart Simpson, terrorizing the Simpsons' house party and killing several people.
He is based on the demonic deity of the Southwest Wind and king of the demons of the wind, brother of Humbaba and son of the god Hanbi, depicted in ancient Mesopotamian religion, as well as the classic horror film The Exorcist.
He was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who also voiced Gantu in Lilo & Stitch, Mudboy in Lobo, Dark Laser in The Fairly OddParents, Shredder in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series, Goro in Mortal Kombat, Deus Ex Machina in The Matrix Revolutions, Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Tarak in The Owl House, Trigon in Teen Titans Go!, Nurse Daisy Bazooka in SpongeBob Squarepants, Carlton Duquesne in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, Prince John in House of Mouse, Crunch Bandicoot in Crash Bandicoot, Floronic Man in Batman and Harley Quinn, Skulker in Danny Phantom, Lord Felldrake Sheldgoose in Legend of the Three Caballeros, the Mauler Twins in Invincible, Clayface in Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Floronic Man in Batman and Harley Quinn, Juggernaut in The Ultimate Spider-Man, Temutai in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Willem Viceroy and Psycho-Bot in Randy Cunningham: Tales of a 9th Grade Ninja, Captain Cold and Gorilla Grodd in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League, and the Joker in The Batman.
Appearance[]
The demon itself isn't shown on screen, but the statue he resides in has tattered underwear, red eyes, two pair of wings on his back, horns, sharp teeth and claws.
Biography[]
The Exor-Sis[]
A statue of Pazuzu is discovered in a pre-Christian temple site in Northern Iraq. It was then delivered to the Simpson home via Amazon because Homer ordered the statue, thinking it was pizza. It was put inside Maggie's room as a decoration, briefly possessing Homer's soul, making him sing a song about the demon.
During the house party, Pazuzu's soul comes out of it's statue and possesses Maggie, transforming her into an evil demon as she then terrorizes the house party and kills several people. To stop the demon from causing more damage, Marge hires an Irish priest to successfully banish him from Maggie's body. Despite the success, he goes on to possess Bart, but this plan backfires as Bart's soul is too dark and evil for the horrible demon.
Coralisa[]
It is shown that Maggie still had some of Pazuzu's evil left inside her, causing her to vomit all around the kitchen table.
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Trivia[]
- Pazuzu is a clear homage to the character of the same name from The Exorcist.